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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Contracts Manager-Technology Trans.

Contracts Manager Technology Ventures is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and negotiating agreements related to intellectual property and research conducted at New York University and NYU Langone Health, including sponsored research, license, material transfer, data sharing, confidentiality, inter-institutional, consulting, and software agreements.

Job Responsibilities:

Review, evaluate, and negotiate agreements involving intellectual property and research at New York University and NYU Langone Health, including sponsored research, license, material transfer, data sharing, confidentiality, inter-institutional, consulting, and software agreements.

Ensure agreements comply with New York University and NYU Langone Health policies and procedures, and all laws and regulations.

Coordinate with involved faculty, as appropriate, to ensure agreements meet faculty needs and to keep faculty apprised of negotiation process.

Act as primary point person in agreements with industry and other academic institutions, coordinating as needed with the Office of Industrial Liaison business development staff, the Office of Science & Research, Sponsored Programs, the Office of Legal Counsel, Risk Management & Insurance, and other involved NYU and NYU Langone Health offices, as appropriate.

Monitor progression of negotiations and signature process to ensure timely completion, and inform Executive Director, faculty, and other relevant individuals of delays to determine if they can be overcome, consistent with University policy.

Maintain good working relationship with other parties in negotiations to promote good long-term relationship

Seek and use creative and compliant solutions to obstacles encountered in negotiations to meet contracting parties needs.

Adhere to New York University and NYU Langone Health policies and behavioral standards.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a Bachelors degree plus five or more years of related experience in intellectual property, research, or contracts OR a Juris Doctorate with two years of related experience in intellectual property, research, or contracts.

Ability to work effectively with senior management, faculty, academic and industry scientists, and industry executives to achieve consensus and promote good long-term relationships.

Ability to clearly explain positions; to listen carefully to understand other parties concerns; to identify creative solutions to problems; to summarize clearly and concisely contract and legal issues; and to manage large number of projects simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

Five years of experience negotiating agreements involving research and intellectual property in a university or academic medical center setting.

Juris Doctorate or Masters degree preferred.

Familiarity with relevant intellectual property law preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

NYU Langone Health, a world-class patient-centered integrated academic medical center, is one of the nation's premier centers for excellence in clinical care, biomedical research, and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is composed of four hospitals – Tisch Hospital, its flagship acute care facility; Rusk Rehabilitation; the Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of only five hospitals in the nation dedicated to orthopaedics and rheumatology; and Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, a comprehensive pediatric hospital supporting a full array of children's health services across the medical center – plus the NYU School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. The medical center's tri-fold mission to serve, teach, and discover is achieved 365 days a year through the seamless integration of a culture devoted to excellence in patient care, education and research. For more information, go to www.nyulangone.org.